TAP Into Technology Blog

Tips for Security Appliance Migration & Deployment

Complete network visibility starts by using a network visibility fabric comprised of network TAPs and packet brokers, rather than relying on SPAN ports as your access method. Your monitoring and...

Read More

Design-IT: How to TAP traffic in a virtual environment

Network TAPs provide the best and easiest way to see network traffic going over the network. Simply plugging the tap into the physical cables between two networked devices will capture each packet...

Read More

What role does Link Failure Propagation play in the network?

When building a network, uptime and reliability are a major focus in the design of the network. To meet these reliability needs, redundant appliances and links are often put in place to provide high...

Read More

Understanding Advanced Features in a Network Packet Broker

Network Packet Brokers (NPBs) have come a long way from their modest roots as data monitoring switches, though their intended application remains nearly the same. The NPB is still primarily used as a...

Read More

Design-IT: Reverse Bypass Mode

There have been quite a few posts about the benefits of Bypass TAPs and how they can keep the network up and running in the event an inline appliance fails. But what about situations where the inline...

Read More

A Brief History of Multi-mode Fiber; Are you ready for what’s next?

The magnitude of what we can do on any given mobile device has grown exponentially over the past few decades; our productivity is no longer dependent upon the ability to commute to work, but rather...

Read More